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2009
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chart
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n.
a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram:
a chart showing how much do-it-yourself costs compared with retail.
∎ (usu. the charts)
a weekly listing of the current best-selling pop records:
she topped the charts for eight weeks.
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a geographical map or plan, esp. one used for navigation by sea or air.
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Med.
a written record of information about a patient:
scribbled on a patient's chart.
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(also birth chart or natal chart) Astrol.
a map, typically circular, showing the positions of the planets at the time of someone's birth, from which astrologers are said to be able to deduce character or potential.
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1. [tr.]
make a map of (an area).
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plot (a course) on a chart:
the pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted |
fig.
the poems chart his descent into madness.
∎ (usu. be charted)
record on a chart.
2. [intr.]
(of a recording) enter the weekly music charts at a particular position.
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Charts go PC.
Magazine article from: BOAT/U.S. Magazine; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...service. Now all of the charts, plus weekly "patches" of chart updates, can be downloaded...raster" and "vector" charts. A raster chart is essentially a snapshot...data contained on the chart cannot be manipulated. Vector charts, on the other hand...
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Creating charts beyond standard default settings
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 3/11/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...alternative in creating charts that go beyond the...settings via the custom chart options. Figure...reset to give the charts a very elegant...out with a columnar chart in Figure 2, the...these easily via the chart that appears in the...presentations, and create charts that stand out ...
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Growth charts spur debate about infant obesity
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 5/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...how their babies stack up on the growth charts pediatricians use. Now, new guidelines...urging every country to adopt its growth charts, which aim to show how children ideally...are overweight or underweight. But the charts - and particularly the new BMI standards...
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Chart Industries to Supply Argon Tank Railcars.
Business Wire; 11/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001 Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CTI) today...supplied to Praxair over the next two years by Chart's Plaistow, New Hampshire facility...the order was disclosed. Jim Sadowski, Chart's President and Chief Operating Officer...
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Charts legend.
Magazine article from: Billboard; 5/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...week, regardless of chart movement. RECURRENT...and Hot 100 Airplay charts simultaneously if they...Dance Radio Airplay charts if they have bean on the chart for more than 26 weeks...Rock). SINGLES SALES CHARTS The top selling singles...
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Navigation/chart alert. (decrease in finance of nautical charts)
Magazine article from: Yachting; 11/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...actions: * fewer new chart editions * cancel production of new charts * cancel 127 existing...in the price of charts and subsequent reduction in sales, chart-production work...survey and the paper chart. Electronic charts don't make paper...
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Chart Your Safety Course.
Magazine article from: Midwest Contractor; 8/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...consult your load chart. Typically found inside...telehandler, load charts contain the vital information...understand the load charts. In fact, understanding load charts is included in the...Take this typical load chart on the next page...
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Create charts from data in.
Magazine article from: Computer Act!ve; 6/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...Paul Wardley Create charts from data in Microsoft...includes a number of chart-making facilities...because Word's charts and diagrams are...easily. To create a chart that graphically...appearing in your charts. New data has been entered here and the chart has been resized...
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Chart Industries to Supply Four LNG Liquefaction Trains in Indonesia for Energy World Corporation.
PR Newswire; 7/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...100 million CLEVELAND, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chart Industries, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc. ("Chart E&C"), has been awarded significant orders totaling...
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Chart Industries, Inc. Closes Offering of Common Stock.
PR Newswire; 6/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...CLEVELAND, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chart Industries, Inc. ("Chart") announced that its previously announced secondary...today. The secondary shares were sold by certain of Chart's stockholders, including FR X Chart Holdings...
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Medical Charts
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Medical charts Definition A medical chart is a confidential...may review their charts. Diagnosis/Preparation...use of the medical chart. Whenever possible...time reviewing the chart to get a sense of...writing notes or flow charts in mock medical...
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Chart House Enterprises, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Enterprises, Inc. operated Chart House restaurants and the Solana...Origins in the 1960s The first Chart House restaurant opened as a...in a converted diner, with charts on the tables, photographs...By the first winter, the Chart House was a trendy and crowded...
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Organizational Chart
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management
...circumstances under which a chart is likely to change. CONSTRUCTING AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART All organizational charts have similar elements that...INFORMATION IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Organizational charts provide a great deal of information...
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Flow Charts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
Flow Charts A flow chart, or flow diagram...Specialized flow chart symbols show the...various steps. Flow charts may include different...able to use a flow chart of the process to...steps. Though flow charts are relatively old...
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Organization Chart
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
Organization Chart Organizational charts are detailed representations...an organization. Charts are, out of necessity...an organization chart may depict two employees...that organization charts may encourage individuals...this way the org chart may discourage the...
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